A real day, real cadence.

Daily schedules vary by grade band. Below: sample K-1, 2-5, 6-8, and high-school schedules — the rhythms our families actually live by during the school year.

A Real Day

How a school day unfolds.

Every VCA Virtual day begins at 7:35 am with devotions and ends with independent learning time. Live class blocks anchor the morning. Afternoons are mostly family-paced.

The schedules below are samples for the Great Hearts Online Classical Live pathway. Flex Mode students follow a similar shape but on their own daily timing. WVS, Individualized, and On Fire pathways have different rhythms; your Academic Coach walks you through the specifics during onboarding.

What's Live, What's Flex

A typical Live week.

Live classes Monday through Thursday. Friday is fully asynchronous in the Great Hearts pathway. Daily devotions every weekday.

Mornings Are Live

Live class blocks Mon–Thu, 8:00 am – 12:15 pm. Real-time Socratic instruction. Camera and microphone required.

7:35 am Devotions

Daily devotions begin at 7:35 am with the cohort. Wednesday is full chapel together. Friday is prayer and character enrichment.

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Afternoons Family-Paced

Independent reading, writing, problem sets, and assignments. Parents partner with the teacher. Pacing varies by family.

Friday Asynchronous

Great Hearts Online Friday is fully asynchronous. Catch-up reading, deeper writing, family rhythms, and rest. Many families use it for co-ops and outdoor time.

Sample Schedules

Four grade bands.

Each band has its own daily rhythm. K-1 is gentler. High school is more demanding. The center bands are the standard live model.

K-1

Lighter Cadence

7:35 devotions. Live reading group + math + story 8:00–10:30. Independent time after. Total live: ~2 hours/day.

2-5

Standard Live

7:35 devotions, 8:00 homeroom, 8:30 ELA, 9:25 math, 10:20 fine arts/Latin, 11:15 history/science. Independent learning 12:00–3:00.

6-8

Adds Latin

Same shape as 2-5 but with daily Latin (6th grade onward), more substantial independent reading, and longer writing assignments.

9-12

Block Schedule

High school uses a 2-hour block schedule. Humane Letters (2 hours daily), math, science, Latin. AP and electives layered in.

Real Times, Real Cadence

A 2-5 sample, by the hour.

7:35–7:55: Daily devotions / Wednesday chapel. Scripture, prayer, song. 8:00–8:30: Homeroom — attendance, the day's plan, brief teacher check-in.

8:30–9:15: English Language Arts — live Socratic seminar on the day's reading. 9:25–10:10: Mathematics — direct instruction with structured practice. Brief breaks between blocks.

10:20–11:05: Fine Arts or Latin (rotates by day). 11:15 am–12:00 pm: History or Science (alternating days). 12:00 pm–3:00 pm: Independent learning — reading, writing, problem sets, family-led work.

Friday: Fully asynchronous. No scheduled live classes. Catch-up, deeper work, family rhythms, rest.

"By 12:15, the live day is done. The afternoon is yours."

See It in Practice

Sit in on a day.

The fastest way to know whether the daily rhythm fits your family is to attend a class as a guest. Our admissions team can arrange a visit.

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